Hacker News with Generative AI: Cybertruck

Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks, and this time there's no software fix (arstechnica.com)
Tesla has issued yet another recall for the angular, unpainted Cybertruck. This is the sixth recall affecting the model-year 2024 Cybertruck to be issued since January, and it affects 2,431 vehicles in total. And this time, there's no fix being delivered by a software update over the air—owners will need to have their pickup trucks physically repaired.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive, Software

9 points by lucasllinasm 8 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla delays Cybertruck's range extender, reduces its range (electrek.co)
Tesla has further delayed production of Cybertruck’s range extender and reduced the range that it will add to the electric pickup truck.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Automotive

58 points by doener 30 days ago | 97 comments

Only 2.5% of Cybertruck Reservation Holders Decided to Buy the Truck (torquenews.com)
Tesla has officially ended the Cybertruck reservation program in the US, as the EV maker exhausted the entire reservation list. Ultimately, only 2.5% of Cybertruck reservation holders went ahead and bought the truck.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry

13 points by PLenz 33 days ago | 1 comments

Geico tells El Reg, no, it's not canceling all Cybertruck insurance (theregister.com)
Geico confirmed to The Register that, following whispering on social media, the US insurance firm is most definitely not canceling all coverage on Tesla Cybertrucks.

Insurance, Tesla, Cybertruck

8 points by LinuxBender 44 days ago | 1 comments

Geico car insurance may no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks (tribune.com.pk)
GEICO, the second-largest auto insurance company in the United States, says Tesla Cybertrucks don't meet their underwriting guidelines.

Auto Insurance, Tesla, Cybertruck, GEICO

55 points by ortusdux 45 days ago | 2 comments

Geico terminating insurance coverage of Tesla Cybertrucks (torquenews.com)
GEICO, the second-largest vehicle insurance underwriter in the US, has decided it will no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks.

GEICO, Tesla, Insurance, Cybertruck

91 points by MilnerRoute 46 days ago | 156 comments

Tesla issues its fifth recall for Cybertrucks in a year (scrippsnews.com)
Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive

12 points by chirau 48 days ago | 9 comments

Tesla's Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year (techcrunch.com)
Tesla’s 2024 Cybertrucks have been on the road for less than a year and they’ve already been recalled five times, as of Thursday.

Tesla, Recalls, Cybertruck, Automobiles

4 points by mikece 49 days ago | 4 comments

Chechen warlord accuses Elon Musk of 'remotely disabling' his Cybertruck (cnn.com)

Cybertruck, Elon Musk, Warlords, Russia, Ukraine

4 points by pseudolus 60 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk suing the mods of Cyberstuck for libel (reddit.com)

Elon Musk, Lawsuits, Social Media, Cybertruck

6 points by mangoman 106 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla recalls every Cybertruck again (mashable.com)

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Recalls, Cybertruck

10 points by bitcharmer 148 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla Cybertruck Unexpectedly Accelerates into Home with Rear Wheels Locked (jalopnik.com)